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Saudi Courts to Remain Open During Holidays

Saudi Gazette reports that the Saudi court system will not shut down entirely during the two-week-long Eid Al-Fitr holidays at the end of Ramadan. All major cities, including provincial capitals, will have courts open to...

Apparel business booms in Saudi Arabia

A research conducted by the (GIH) says that the apparel business in Saudi Arabia has grown rapidly over the last few years, and with the maturing of the market, there has been a shift towards branded apparel. Riyadh, Jeddah,...

Overwhelming participation of Quality Professionals at MEQMP Seminars on Six Sigma

Two Six Sigma Awareness Seminars were organized by Middle East Quality Management Professionals (MEQMP), the largest Quality Group of the Middle East in Dammam & Riyadh, on 19th and 20th July 2008 respectively. Jeddah seminar...

Riyadh varsity sets up training project for women grads

RIYADH: Riyadh University has announced a six-week summer training program for 2,365 women graduates to teach them the skills and experience necessary in the job market. Princess Al-Johara bint Fahd, director of the university,...

nasair provides three new international routes

nasair, the first budget carrier in the Kingdom, announced today the addition of new international routes: Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan. From Jeddah and Riyadh, nasair is adding Alexandria, Beirut, and Amman routes to its ever...

Mobily offers discount after service disruption

JEDDAH: Mobily announced yesterday it would be providing a weeklong 50 percent discount for Wednesday's service disruption it has blamed on construction company Saudi Oger. The discount begins today. "Etihad Etisalat's...

GCC Chief commends Saudi Cabinet approval of amendments to retail& wholesale trade

Riyadh, July 22, SPA -- Dr. Abdurrahman Hamad Al-Atiyyah, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) commended today the consent of the Saudi Cabinet to implement the decision of the GCC Supreme Council, which was...

Kingdom Holding Reports Record H1 Net Income of SR839 million

A solid 22% Increase net income for the second quarter HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) announced the Company's financial results of operations for the second quarter...

Saudi's Kingdom Q2 profit up on local investments (at Reuters)

RIYADH, July 21 (Reuters) - Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal's Kingdom Holding 4280.SE posted a near 22 percent rise in second-quarter profit as local investment income offset drops in earnings from abroad. Kingdom...

Keralite dies at Riyadh airport Gulf Round-up

Dubai: A Malayali worker who was heading home after four-and-a-half years died of a heart attack at King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh. Koya Kutty, 52, who had been working as a labourer in Qunfuda collapsed in the...